The Outsiders is a very good book written by S. E. Hinton. This is a book but they have also made a movie about this book. The movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The book is about a group of “Greasers” who have to face a series of problems emotionally and physically. In this book the main character, Ponyboy, has to face challenges when his parents die in a crash. Later they were getting beaten up so his friend johnny killed a guy that was harming them, causing them to run and hide in a church. Later when they go back the church catches on fire Johnny and Ponyboy go inside to rescue children and Johney end up dieing because of this. But the movie and the book have some major differences and can have some major turns because of this. …show more content…
In the beginning of this book Sodapop had a horse names Mickey Mouse.
In the movie however Mickey Mouse was not even mentioned. This is important because Soda would give anything to have mickeymouse back just to love him and brush him. In the movie since this is not shown this means that he isn't expressed as a character that can really love something. “Gosh, but Sodapop was crazy about that horse. He went down to see him every day.” (page; 39). That quote from the book shows that Soda loves the horse and he went down to see him every single day. Mickey Mouse was very important in the book and excluding him from the movie hurt the character a lot. The first reason is that when Sodapops love for this horse is first revealed it shows that he is still soft for certain thing on the inside. In the movie however this was not shown, because of that this didn’t explain Sodapop as much. Also in the movie Soda is very tough and hard but including this will show the watcher his true identity. In all this piece of information helped the Soda in the book but hurt what the watcher thinks of him in the …show more content…
movie. At the end of the book Ponyboy breaks a bottle and this has an effect on the book but this crucial piece of writing was not included in the movie.
Towards the end of the book some socs pull up and try to harass Ponyboy. In defence Pony breaks a bottle and threatens them with it. Because of this his friends thought he had toughened up and that is the last thing that they would ever want. But then afterwards he picks the glass up off the ground that he broke. This signifies that he is still soft on the inside. While that bit was in the book it was not in the movie making it seem like Ponyboy had gone “soft”. In the movie since this event was left out it could misrepresent by Ponyboy and if he had gotten “tough”. In the movie where this should have taken place it did not, because of this it hints that Ponyboy was getting tough, changing events later on in the movie. In the book since this was added it means that the reader was able to see that Ponyboy had gotten a bit tougher when he needed to. On the other hand he is still “gold” like he was before he got into this
mess. In the book at the beginning they talk about how Ponyboy lost his parents in a car crash, however in the movie they actually showed a clip of what happened without much explanation. In the movie they showed a clip of Ponyboys parents driving in a car and then getting into an accident and unfortunately died. In the book though Ponyboy only mentioned it and did not go into much detail because it was implied. In the movie since they are able to animate the scene they are able to help the watcher draw a better picture of what happened, and it helps to understand the movie more. Because of this change the movie is better that the book in this aspect. Because it helps the reader better understand the movie to the point where the book couldn't. On the other hand the book just described it so it could be looked at differently and the reader might have made a picture of something different. Also in the movie this can show how devastating it was to Ponyboys future when it happened. In the book the reader was left alone to think of what kind of an impact that had on Ponyboy, like some might say it was good and vise versa. Here is a quote from the book that can help you see that how he explains it leaves the reader thinking. "Mum and Dad were killed in an auto-wreck" (page: 32). In all this shows that the movie is better than the book because it adds more description and can help the reader understand what is going on. In all the book written by the great author S. E. Hinton The Outsiders is a little different from the movie but has good and bad outcomes. Mickeymouse being in the book but not the movie was not really a good move because it does not show the true side of Soda. Ponyboy breaking the bottle not in the movie excluded a giant part that the reader should know. FInally having a flashback car crash scene in the movie was great for the reader and the book should have been more descriptive about that part. In all the book and the movie are similar and different but that's what makes them stay gold.
First, the beginnings are quite different. In the book, the story begins with Ponyboy leaving the theater, thinking to himself while walking home. He chose to walk alone, which in this story, is beyond being a bad idea! This results in Ponyboy getting jumped by the wealthier kids, known as the “Soc's”.
A choice made by Darry affects Ponyboy by making Pony do bad things.”You don’t yell at him!” Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door”(Hinton 50). This choice was made because Ponyboy was being disrespectful to Darry, and that's why he slapped Ponyboy across the face.
Ponyboy was a bad kid, he fought against Socs and he even smoked a weed, which is a cigarette. Later on he got into worse trouble and had to hide. He wanted to change and be a different person. While he hid he was scared and frightened and was beginning to think of how he was doing in life, and his thoughts were not very well. After the church incident, he began to change a little.
The first scene many might notice, is that the book starts out as Ponyboy walking home by himself unlike the movie, along with the part of being attacked by the Socs in the first part of the book. This scene is one of the only scenes that happens in the book and not the movie. In the movie, it starts out with the greasers at the gas station Another part that is uniquely in the book, is the part where Johnny and Ponyboy pretend to be playing soldier in Windrixville so they do not get caught. In addition to those parts, there is one substantial subplot that does not take place in the movie, and that is Sodapop’s girlfriend. In the book, Sodapop has a girlfriend who had moved to florida because she was pregnant and not allowed to marry Soda, however, Sandy did not like Sodapop they way he thought she did."When Sandy went to Florida… it wasn't Soda, Ponyboy. He told me he loved her, but I guess she didn't love him the way he thought she did, because it wasn't him." (Hinton 165). Unfortunately, another story of him did not prevail, the story of his favored pet horse, Mickey Mouse. In the book, Soda was was mentioned far more than any other characters in the story, be that as it may, the movie failed to mention him as the book did, leaving him in the dust with the other characters. One other major difference from the book, is the fact that the reader is able to know what Ponyboy is feeling and
While Ponyboy was coming home from the movies the Socs were following him but the color of the mustang the Socs were driving was red, in the book it was blue. Further on the Socs jumped Ponyboy and they tackled him to the ground and cut his neck, but really he got cut on the head. Later on, after Ponyboy and Johnny went to the drive in they met to Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia and Two-bit was there later on and asked how was the South side of town, but really he said in the book “ How do you like the west side of town” (Hinton p. . Coming home after the movie Ponyboy fell asleep in the vacant lot and came home late so Darry yelled at him and smacked him in the face but in the movie, Darry pushed him to the ground. Running away, Ponyboy and Johnny were being attacked by the Socs and one of them, Bob, was drowning Pony but he was really be drowned by five Socs instead of
The Outsiders and The Wednesday Wars deal with misunderstandings among young people in the 1960’s and show how people can form friendships despite their differences. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs, the Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy Curtis and some Greasers befriend Cherry Valance, a Soc. She spies on the Socs and helps out the Greasers. Ponyboy and his friend, Johnny Cade, become involved with the killing of a Soc, so they run away to an abandoned church. When the church catches on fire, Ponyboy, Johnny, and their friend Dallas Winston, save a few children who were trapped in the burning building. Johnny gets injured during the process and later dies. The boys are mentioned in the newspaper as heroes. The
the beginning of the book chapter 1 Ponyboy went to the movies alone on the way home some greasers jump him and in the right moment his group members save him from getting beat.
Ponyboy and others know subconsciously that they need to hammer away. Through dreadful living conditions, family issues, and the deaths of friends, they just chip away until they can’t no more. When the end is there in the distance they all lean on each other and support the others. Ponyboy and his family endure through the thick and the thin. S.E. Hinton shows this so perfectly and inspires the rest of the world to do so. At the end of the day, the reader can understand how important it is to persevere through
Ponyboy doesn’t act like any regular greaser who is tough and likes to pick fights. Ponyboy cares about other people and will do things to benefit others. “I didn’t know what he was talking about, so I just went on picking up the glass from the bottle end and put it in the trash can. I didn’t want anyone to get a flat tire.” (pg. 172) Instead of leaving the
Disney has made it his life 's goal to create home entertainment for both young and old. From the creation of Mickey to his work in films, Disney had made it clear that happiness is something that everyone should have. Disney had also know that animations is not just for the imagination of the children. Early movies such as Snow White and Pinocchio have clear messages for the younger views. “In Snow White- the main characters are victims of injustice who are eventually restored to their rightful place. In Pinocchio, the characters Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket and Geppetto are faced with dilemmas, and their own actions result in them becoming victims of ev...
The Outsiders is about the life of a 14-year-old boy. The book tells the story of Ponyboy “Curtis” and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers, Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16, have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials, who are the "West-side rich kids."
He separated himself from the Greaser collective and made his identity his own. He no longer saw himself as only a Greaser and began to mold his identity and become more diverse. He decided that he did not want to fight anymore. He saw it as a pointless thing and became altruistic. He became an independent person and evolved to a higher state of thinking. He changed his identity and it changed even more when he went to the countryside with Johnny. When Ponyboy and Johnny ran away into the countryside after killing someone, they hid in a church until Dally their friend came to meet them. He came and they were going to head back to the church when they saw that it was on fire with kids inside. Ponyboy and Johnny made the split-second to go into the church to save the kids. Johnny, Dally, and Ponyboy went into the flaming building and managed to save the kids at the sacrifice of their health. Ponyboy was selfless and committed a selfless deed. He changed his identity even more. He no longer felt for himself and Greasers. He did the right thing and changed his identity; he believed in doing the right thing. Ponyboy committed a deed of good and changed to become unselfish. Ponyboy felt that he was a Greaser and that was who he was. He changed as he realized what he really was and what potential he had. He began doing the right thing and was more altruistic. He changed for the better and was a kinder, stronger, selfless
He realizes that he had an identity that he can communicate and be like a greaser, but doesn’t devote to the greaser way of life. In the scene, Ponyboy has an advanced way of life that includes both the Soc and greaser style, “Socs are just guys after all...Thing are rough all over.” Ponyboy at this time, understands how a Soc and a Greaser are similar and are of the same kind, human, yet are also different. He establishes an idea that the identity of a person is important because it describes who you are. As a result, Pony learns to look between the lines of people, not just at the extremes. The evidence that supports this is also “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” as I stated before. Andy says, “I’m Andy, he screamed wordlessly, I’m Andy.” When Andy’s death was coming close, the only thing we wanted in the end, was an identity. Similar to Ponyboy who is different from the gang and has a distinct personality. He is disparate because in the gang, Pony was the only one who ever thought about the sky, clouds, and books, which proves him exclusively in the group. This proves that Andy and Ponyboy are different from their gang and have a personality different from the group, and they both actually want to be different and be known not as a Royal or a Greaser, but as Andy and
This started to happen when he was in the church trying to hide away from the police because of the murder of one of the Soc’s. “I was trembling, and it wasn’t all from cold” (Hilton p.57). This shows that Ponyboy was scared, starting to break, and noticed that maybe this “hard bad boy” life isn't for him. Ponyboy put more and more thought about what it takes to be a greaser, which made him realize that maybe the gang life wasn’t good for him. “We were good fighters and could play cool, but we were sensitive and that isn’t a good way to be when you’re a greaser” (Hinton, p.88). Ponyboy is expressing that it is hard to be as strong as the other boys and sometimes he just couldn't or he couldn't be ok with what they were doing. “It drives my brother Darry nuts when I do stuff like that, ‘cause I’m supposed to be smart’ I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything, but I don't use my head” (Hinton, p.4). Ponyboy knows he has the potential to be something else and while being in hiding in the church it helps him realize that if he really wanted to he could be whatever he puts his mind
The Outsiders is a very good book written by S.E. Hinton, fact she was only 15 when she started writing. They made a movie about it to. The movie and book have many differences and similarities, they evan have there original names from the book in the movie.